To all:- [From The Liverpool Advance, Liverpool, Nova Scotia] TYLER ROY, a two-year-old son of a Milton, Queens Co., couple was slated to receive treatment at Fredericton, New Brunswick. This treatment was cancelled "due to circumstances beyond the control od the Roy family". Tyler will now have to wait until August 8, 2000 for treatment at Vancouver's Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO) centre at Coquitlam, British Columbia. These treatments assit in motor control and speech. I have attached a bit about the treatment -- there is much on the internet about this affliction. Search: Quadriplegic Spastic Cerebral Palsy Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Should anyone wish to contact me, I have nothing more than information from The Liverpool Advance <advance@auracom.com> Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> ================================= WHAT IS HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY? HOT (aka HBO or HBOT) stands for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. HOT involves delivering 100% oxygen to body tissues under pressure, the equivalent of going 8 - 24 feet below sea level, in a special chamber. HOT at these pressures causes virtually no side effects and is, in fact, a pleasant, comfortable experience for most children. When tissues are deprived of oxygen, damage occurs. Children with cerebral palsy have experience some form of injury to their brain before, during or shortly after their birth. The availability of oxygen is essential to any healing process. The purpose of HOT is to oxygenate the cells of the body to promote healing of damaged tissues, to decrease swelling and to improve circulation. In the case of cerebral palsy, there may be some recoverable (dormant, not dead) brain tissue around the damaged areas that may be able (when activated by HOT) to take over some of the functions of the damaged areas. There are many anecdotal reports of improvements in children with cerebral palsy when HOT is used as an adjunct to traditional physiotherapy, speech and occupational therapy programs. Improvements noted include: decreased Spasticity, improved speech, increased alertness, improved visual functioning, etc. Although accepted as a treatment for a number of conditions (i.e. decompression sickness - "the bends" - in divers, gas gangrene, carbon monoxide poisoning), the empirical scientific research into treating children with cerebral palsy with HOT is just beginning. Initial results look promising but more studies must be undertaken. HOT 4 R C.P. KIDS FOUNDATION is dedicated to promoting education and research into HOT as a treatment for children living with Cerebral Palsy. What is HBOT | Foundation History | HBOT Founder | How to contact us | Donations | Related Links | New Clinic Registration | Other Therapies | Children's Profiles | Kid's Profile Registration | Research Notes | CP Treatment Clinics | New Stuff | Hot4RCP Forum